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Jalinco:
Awon Igbo yi o gbadun sha. Pelu eleyi ni won tun yi ibo fun ogbeni to so owo kikoje di ebun

Why is Igbo giving you guys nightmares? This topic is about a road in igbo land,has anyone blamed your Tinubu or obasanjo?You have brought your illiteracy and tribal bigotry.

I believe it is not only Tunde Bakare that saw an Igbo giant.

IPOB
Youth

Abuja has become their new rally point. So they expected the past government functionaries to implicate their boss. Anyway that time is coming soon. Noisemakers from federal to state level.

CHANJI!

IPOB Youth

This road should be the Ohanji-Obinze axis. The road is becoming worst each day.

Rochas Okoroawusa didn't allow anyone hear word when GEJ was in power. I expected him to call his boss Buhari to look into the matter with all urgency,instead he chose to pay for a fruitless trip to shake hands with Obama.

Umu Oweeri! Welcome to CHANJI!

IPOB Youth

Everyone knows Obasanjo is corrupt,so is Uzor Kalu. But OBJ seems to have a dossier on everyone in power that is why anyone he supports is going to fail,except you show him his place is in Ota.

Every attribute of a hypocrite,thief and killer is embedded in Obasanjo,with people like him alive and strolling around the corridor of power,the nation is doomed to collapse.

IPOB Youth

At the mention of Biafra,IPOB and Nnamdi Kanu on nairaland,the view status is crazy but as usual people without intelligence will begin to spew insults to divert attention from a genuine discussion.

Four months ago,Biafra was whispered but now it is been spoken aloud in the zoo!Thank you IPOB worldwide directed by Nnamdi Kanu

Chukwu Okike Abiama receive all the glory.

IPOB Youth

Ojiofor:
I am not a member of any group but I use to be a member of Biafra Actualization Forum(BAF) back then in 2000s,it was diaspora based group, affiliate of Massob created to give massob financial support and global recognition of which both Nnamdi and Uche Mefor were members then.
The group was led by Dr Oguchi Nkwocha a great Biafran vet.u can Google him.We parted ways with massob and Uwazuruike in 2009 when we invited him to USA to seal a deal with some lobby group only to find out he was a fraud.
So calm down!because I have been there before you.I got scammed by Uwazuruike and i i can't get scammed by Nnamdi the second time nor matter which format he uses.

I was right about the emotion then. I'm glad you know Uwazuruike is a fraud. Nnamdi Kanu has not hidden the fact about Uwazuruike's schemes.

Please is it the same Dr Nkwocha that was interviewed along side Igbokwe on Saharareporters
last month? If he is,he is actually in support of Radio Biafra.

You have been there but you were in the wrong ship. Anyway,it is a choice and as I said earlier take a chill and see what comes out of it. You'll always be welcome as long as you won't come as a saboteur. Listen to Radio Biafra or will you be scammed there too? Bye!

IPOB Youth

Ojiofor:
Without Uwazuruike of Massob Kanu himself won't be talking about Biafra today so give credit to whom its due.
Leading a rally in whatever name is not an achievement.Massob did the same thing on same day and have been doing even more than that since 2000 AD.

Judas Iscariot was a disciple of Jesus but how did he end up? Uwazuruike was respected but decided to sell himself and his MASSOB became a thuggery cartel for politicians. I won't give him any credit cos he failed those who trusted him.

Are you a member of MASSOB or Billie Right?I feel your emotions. They can have as much rally as they want so long as is for BIAFRA no problem.
I'm glad you know how long the struggle has started,since you don't want to be part of it take a chill.

Good night.

IPOB Youth

Ojiofor:
You mean they will scamper abroad to join the radio Biafra Director,chairman,president,and commander in chief of IPOB himself,Nnamdi Kanu?
Well,it's safe to be an Internet/radio freedom fighter/warrior until you cross a red line like Benjamin Onwuka of BZM .Talk is cheap and that's all Kanu does.

*yawn* Well,his cheap talk has made everyone including you to begin to talk about Biafra.

Ben Onwuka tried his best but didn't succeed. Nnamdi Kanu didn't lead the Heroes Day in Aba on 30th May from the radio. Why don't you chill and wait for Nnamdi Kanu to finish his cheap talk. Stop disturbing yourself about the outcome.

Your mention has become less intelligent,mention me if you have a better discussion.


IPOB Youth

lastpage:
SEE WHAT FAILED EDUCATION HAS CAUSED THIS DONE?

Write in your native language abeg, its not by force to "blow" grammar!

I studied in the zoo called nigeria,you may be right about failed education.
You that had a passed education why don't you correct that statement.

Buhari and Mugabe dem too old to govern their country. Are you happy now? Ndi ishi oji!

IPOB Youth

ADAMUdaCOWBOY:
Lol so every old man is an octogenarian? Foolish goat! Go to school you will not go, read books you won't read, you will rather be doing yahoo yahoo and be jumping from one online forum to another flaunting your ignorance like its something to be proud of, now Adamu knows more than you and you are angry.

Hahahaha. Buhari and Mugabe are octogenarians. The reason your heart skipped and you jumped on my mention is because of your messiah's name Buhari you saw.

I no go school,I no sabi read and I dey do yahoo yahoo,bah wahala! Adamu the malu boy has access to internet that 85% of his brothers knows nothing about. I will allow you to indulge in your excitement. I cannot be angry with you,you are irrelevant. I am glad you have moved from carrying transistor radio to internet. Have fun in my mentions.

But tell your brothers that education ministry has reduced their cut off mark,let them please go to school instead of roaming around and proud to be Alamajiri.

IPOB Youth

Whether it is Al-jazeera's view or not. It is the gospel truth.

Buhari cannot tame the boys he unleashed to make GEJ tenure ungovernable.

If people like they can wake up,the reality cannot be changed. 3months deadline has been given. We dey wait.

IPOB Youth

ADAMUdaCOWBOY:
Neither Mugabe nor buhari is an octogenarian, I advice you check up the meaning of the word

Lol...they are youths,Mr ADAMU THE MALUBOY.
Chei!

IPOB Youth

Mugabe and Buhari has no business in governance. They should be resting as octogenarians. But ofcourse,they are in Africa where every nonsense can happen.

IPOB Youth

Ojiofor:
You have spoken like a youth.Let's see how far you can go without the support of those you term sellouts.
I currently reside in the East and there is nothing on the ground to suggest Ndigbo are leaving Nigeria tomorrow and don't get too excited about radio Biafra because it takes more than that to get independent..

You have spoken like a member of the british zoo called nigeria aka nigga-area in latin.

You will be alive to see those sell outs dead or scampering abroad when the time is right.

Where in the east do you reside;the Ndigbo there are already in Biafraland.

We know it takes more than Radio Biafra to be independent,you are an outsider so the radio station is what you will know for now.

IPOB Youth.

Those calling 'Biafra' even if nigeria media and nairaland want to run Biafra down. The world is listening and talking about it.

Keep viewing and run to your shelters speechless.

IPOB Youth

Biafra Survives: the Igbo people, 45 years after the Civil War

Hank Pellissier
By Hank Pellissier
African Futures Project

Posted: Aug 13, 2015

The Biafra Civil War from 1967-1970 resulted when the small West African region – primarily populated by the Igbo tribe – attempted to secede from Nigeria, a former British colony.  An estimated 1-2 million people were killed in the conflict; 40% were Igbo children who died of starvation and malnutrition. The Igbo thought the global community would support them, but they gained little assistance, whereas Nigeria was massively armed by the British and Russians. Biafra was invaded and the Igbo were eventually subdued.

How are the Igbo doing today?  Have they survived economically? Are they participating in Nigerian political affairs?  Have enmities been forgiven?

To find out, I interviewed Kelechi Anyanwu (pen name Kelechi Deca) an Igbo journalist with special focus on Africa’s development, and accreditations from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group, African Development Bank Group and African Union. A graduate of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, he has worked extensively on the history, culture, and traditions of the Igbo people.



Can you tell me how your own family, friends, and village or city was involved with the war?

I am from Ezinihitte Mbaise, Local Government area of Imo State, my family lost two members during the war. One was conscripted as a soldier at the age of 21; the other was a lady who died as a result of shrapnel from shelling by the Nigerian artillery. I have not heard of a family that came out of the war fully intact without losing one or two members. The famine as a result of the food blockade affected my family too, three young people suffered from Kwashiokor, one never recovered fully - she developed mental problems after the war as a result of the after effects.

What were the main reasons for Biafra’s attempt at secession in 1967-1970?

Igbo people believed that their continued existence in Nigeria was threatened - that their lives and property were not protected, as exemplified by killings of Igbo people in other parts of Nigeria while the government did nothing. Igbo people lost trust in Nigeria, and the sincerity of Nigeria to protect them and other ethnicities in the Eastern Region of Nigeria. Also, the people of the Eastern Region felt that the resources being used to run Nigeria was majorly oil from their region, with other regions not contributing enough to the commonwealth.

Are the Igbo still angry at nations that helped Nigeria, like Britain, Russia, Egypt, the USA?

I wouldn’t say they are still angry but they have not stopped asking questions as to why the whole world seems to have conspired to obliterate the Igbo from the face of the earth. For example the Biafra War was in the thick of the Cold War, yet Britain worked seamlessly with Russia with the connivance of the United States government to destroy a relatively unarmed people whose only sin was that they tried to defend themselves against a blood-thirsty aggressor. The feeling among the Igbo was that the world conspired to stop the birth of a nation that was set to challenge the evils of colonialism and liberate the African continent. This also refers to the sitting-on-the-fence approach that France adopted. Igbo people believe that if France gave them full support, instead of piecemeal support, they would have won.



Do the Igbo have affection for the nations that recognized or helped them? Tanzania, Gabon? Cote d’Ivoire? Haiti?

Extremely. The majority of Igbo still see those countries as friendly nations. During the Haiti Earthquake, Igbo people felt very concerned. Many of the relief campaigns carried out for that cause were promoted by Igbo people. Aside from seeing Haiti as their kith and Kin, they see them as kindred nation. Gabon is like a second home to the Igbo, same affection is extended to Cote d’Ivoire and Tanzania.

I just read the novel Half a Yellow Sun - by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Is it a popular book in Igbo-Land?

It is a very popular book, but there are hundreds of other books about Biafra that have been written, what made Half of a Yellow Sun so popular was that it was published at a time when there is massive resurgence of pro-Biafran consciousness.

Is there freedom of speech to talk about the Biafra War today?

Yes, there is, especially among the young. Most of whom were not even born at the time. But it has not always been so; 20 to 30 years ago no one dared mention the name Biafra. All that has changed. There are various online groups, talk shows, lectures, and books on Biafra, even a guerrilla radio, called Radio Biafra.



Have opposing sides forgiven each other? Is there still tension between Igbo and Hausa (a Northern Nigerian tribe)? Between Igbo and other groups?

Biafra is like a scar on the palm. Other ethnic nationalities prefer it is just forgotten, but the Igbo still feel the pain of Biafra because they believe Nigeria has not done enough to assimilate the Igbo people. I do not think it has healed.

The Igbo want other ethnic nationalities to stop acts that delegitimize their pains and sufferings. They call for justice, especially for some acts that could pass as genocidal, and above all an apology from Nigeria. They believe that until these issues are looked into the pains of Biafra may not heal.

Igbo also do not feel included in Nigerian politics. They have been singing the marginalization song.

Do many Igbo still wish to have a separate nation? Are there Igbo who still wish for secession?

Yes there are, mostly the younger people. They feel frustrated by Nigeria and strongly believe that Nigeria is holding them down. They openly call for secession, and in some Igbo villages, you easily see flags of Biafra hanging from tall structures, and young people wearing T-shirts with the Biafra emblem on it.

Hank Pellissier serves as IEET Interim Managing Director and Fundraiser. He was IEET’s Managing Director on January-October in 2012, and is an IEET Affiliate Scholar.

http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/pellissier20150813


IPOP Youth

PenSniper:



Hogwash and inconsequential rant.
If biafra is shaking the world how do we describe ISIS vis-a-vis the world ?

Bottomline: let your shaking, noise and chest-beating translate quickly into action and Go.
Can't wait to see the society rid of irritants and polutants.

I forgot to mention Okrika land was the only place Amaechi and his APC couldn't campaign in Rivers state. They were bombed and shot at. You can check google.

Where was this paramount ruler created by Atiku and his newspaper on that day?

Go and Die! Your opinion doesn't matter. It is the bigger baboons like Buhari and co we deal with.

IPOB Youth

Otunbatrafford:
The so-called Agric revolution which Jonathan and his ministers are making noise about, see where it has landed us. Jonathan's Government =Fraud +scam +looting.

Yes Jonathan is a fool.

IBB,Abacha,Buhari,Abdusalam,OBJ,Atiku = looting,killing,corruption,scam,fraud,criminality.

IPOB Youth

PenSniper:
Sometimes when truth that is thought permanently hidden or forgotten is suddenly revealed, it tends to drive people insane and that is what has happened to you.
The genocidal attrocities perpetrated by biafrans in Calabar-Ogoja and the Mid-West were carefully recorded
and kept in the archives.
If anything, the abandoned property issue in your backyard of PH is a testimony of the revenge of a people who suffered untold genocides in the hands of their supposed brothers during the war. I wonder who used divide and rule v
way back then to create this

In every society, there always are the scums and Nigeria is no exception. So, the race/tribe that chose to be the scums of our society are free to swim in delusions and fantasise as much as they like.

Whether SS or any entity chooses to go with your suicidal venture or not is nobody's damn business but what is certain is that this society will be better off if you go.

You are the one who got excited after reading the first paragraph of an article,then ran to nairaland to exhibit your myopic mentality!And please be patriotic enough to show us the location of the archive and we will search for it and reveal its content.

I only pointed out the parts of the article of lies you decided not to talk about or blindly refuse to state

Still from the article; Who sold the refinery,petrochemical,Nafcon,Nlng,was it an Igbo man?


That article was printed for baboons and monkeys who cannot think. You can be part of them I do not give a damn.

The scums are shaking the world. Everywhere! Biafra!Biafra!!
I want to be a scum of Biafra than a baboon in nigeria.

IPOB Youth

BIAFRA TIMES and BIAFRA HERALD are the only authentic newspaper from Indigenous People Of Biafra directed by Nnamdi Kanu.

Any other paper bearing Biafra is not recognized as our voice.

Be Aware!!

IPOB Youth

Hahahahha, CHANJI!

Even yam? Gee kwa?! Nothing is working in the British invention called Nigeria aka nigga-area in latin.

IPOB Youth